Names:__________________________________________________Date:_____________________________

English 1 – Workshop
Past Simple with to be

A. Vocabulary: Complete the following crossword with adjectives from book page 106 and vacation activities
on page 110. Across

4. When I travel I don’t do many things. I prefer to take

it easy and ___
5. In our first day in Paris we went ______________.
We saw the city’s main landmarks: the Eiffel Tower,
Notre Damme, and the Louvre Museum.

Down

1. This is such an _______book. . I totally recommend

you to read it.
2. What a ___________________movie. Half the public
was sleeping when the movie ended.
3. When I want to study, I close my room’s door
because I need a silent and ____________atmosphere.
6. On my last trip to Europe I _______ over 300
photographs.

B. Grammar. Complete the following text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. NEGATIVE OR AFFIRMATIVE.
like to be X 3 study go die

Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi 1_________born on October 2nd 1869, in Porbandar, India. Although India belonged to
the British Empire, he 2 ________ British. He was Indian. He 3_________ law at University College London. Gandhi left
South Africa in 1915 and 4____________to India. In India, he became the leader of the fight for Indian independence
from the British. He 5________ a pacifist so he 6_____________ violence. He 7_______________ of natural causes. He
was assassinated in 1948.

C. Grammar. Ask a question to the following answers. Mind the underlined word (s).

1.Q:_________________________________________________________________________?
A: No, Gandhi wasn’t violent.
2.Q:_______________________________________________________?
A: Yes, he wrote some books.
3. Q:______________________________________________________?
A: He began his fight in 1918.
4._____________________________________________________?
A: He was born in India.

E. READING AND WRITING EXERCISE. Do exercises 1C (write complete sentences) and 1D (write a 5 sentence
paragraph).